Assembly Actions -
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May 15, 2014 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S7474
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-S7474 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9697
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง11-0103 & 11-0901, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S1249, A5435
2017-2018: S612, A1437
2019-2020: S620, A2525
2021-2022: S6119, A4101
2023-2024: S5434, A4007
2025-2026: A1109
2013-S7474 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7474 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in the course of hunting PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To prohibit the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for hunting or taking of wildlife. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The bill defines the term "unmanned aerial vehicle" and prohibits the hunting or taking of wildlife with the aid of an unmanned aerial vehicle. JUSTIFICATION: UAV hunting would allow hunters to use remote-controlled, camera-quipped aircraft to locate wildlife in order to shoot and kill them. Alaska enacted a ban after wildlife officials learned that a moose was killed by a hunter using a UAV. Colorado and Montana have outlawed this practice. In addition, Idaho and Wisconsin have included prohibi- tions into existing regulations. New Mexico, Vermont and Wyoming have pending rule-making petitions before their wildlife Commissions to ban this practice. There is only anecdotal evidence of UAV's being used for hunting, but the national groups Backcountry Hunters and Anglers and the Humane Soci- ety of the United States both say they believe that enacting bans now are important to avoid problems later. Current federal aviation regu-
2013-S7474 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7474 I N S E N A T E May 15, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BOYLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in the course of hunt- ing THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 11-0103 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 33 to read as follows: 33. "UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE" MEANS ANY AIRCRAFT THAT IS OPERATED WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF DIRECT HUMAN INTERVENTION FROM WITHIN OR ON THE AIRCRAFT. S 2. Section 11-0901 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 2-A. NO PERSON SHALL HUNT OR TAKE WILDLIFE WITH THE AID OF AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15029-01-4
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